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Nordstrom (Nordstrom) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.45 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Nordstrom Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Nordstrom's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $490 Mil. Nordstrom's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $3,989 Mil. Nordstrom's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,828 Mil. Nordstrom's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.45.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

JWN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.44   Med: 1.84   Max: 4.25
Current: 4.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Nordstrom was 4.25. The lowest was -25.44. And the median was 1.84.

JWN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.37% of 841 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.68 vs JWN: 4.25

Nordstrom Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nordstrom Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Nordstrom Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.91 -25.44 3.63 3.67 4.25

Nordstrom Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.96 -15.67 2.98 3.84 2.45

Competitive Comparison of Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Department Stores subindustry, Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Nordstrom Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Nordstrom's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(490 + 3989) / 1054
=4.25

Nordstrom's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(490 + 3989) / 1828
=2.45

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBITDA data.


Nordstrom  (NYSE:JWN) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Nordstrom Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Nordstrom (Nordstrom) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Nordstrom is a fashion retailer that operates about 93 department stores and approximately 260 off-price Nordstrom Rack stores. The company also operates both full- and off-price e-commerce sites, two clearance stores, and seven Local locations. Nordstrom's largest merchandise categories are women's apparel (28% of 2022 sales), shoes (26% of 2022 sales), men's apparel (15% of 2022 sales), and women's accessories (13% of 2022 sales). Nordstrom, which traces its history to a shoe store opened in Seattle in 1901, continues to be partially owned and managed by members of the eponymous family.
Executives
Gemma Lionello officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Guy Persaud director C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Fanya Chandler officer: President, Nordstrom Stores C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Teri Bariquit officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Cathy R Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer TARGET CORPORATION, 1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3155, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
Jason Morris officer: CTIO C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATLE WA 98101
Eric D Sprunk director ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE, BEAVERTON OR 97005
Ken Worzel officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Atticus Nathaniel Tysen director C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Anne L Bramman officer: Chief Financial Officer 207 GOODE AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91203
Amie Thuener O'toole director C/O ALPHABET INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Peter E Nordstrom officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM INC, 1617 SIXTH AVE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Bradley D Tilden director NORDSTROM, INC. ATTN: CORP. SEC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Farrell B. Redwine officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Geevy Sk Thomas officer: Executive Vice President C/O NORDSTROM INC, 5820 GLADES ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33431